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chuck hagel, chuck hagel's wife grew up in mississippi. kinfolk still there. presumably they wonder why i can't support their kinsman. mr. chairman, you say we need a secretary of defense, and we do. the action today by north korea in the streets that. what's going on in iran demonstrate that. but we need the right secretary of defense. and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him at the beginning of his term as secretary of defense come in here at the end of the term, i'm just as proud. mr. chairman, i would be delighted and eager to vote for you for confirmation for secretary of defense. i would do that without hesitation. i would've voted for senator warner, senator nunn. clearly senator hagel brought the right people with him, but we need the right secretary of defense, and chuck hagel is not the right secretary of defense for this time. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that we reject a policy of co
chuck hagel, chuck hagel's wife grew up in mississippi. kinfolk still there. presumably they wonder why i can't support their kinsman. mr. chairman, you say we need a secretary of defense, and we do. the action today by north korea in the streets that. what's going on in iran demonstrate that. but we need the right secretary of defense. and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him...
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which chuck hagel are we being asked to confirm? the one who shoots from the hip and means what he says? or the one who is now willing to say anything to be confirmed? we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that america is opposed to a nuclear iran and rejects a policy of containment. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and be clear that the iranian government is not a legitimately constituted government. we need a secretary of defense with broad bipartisan support. sadly, that secretary is not chuck hagel. thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, how much time do we have on our side and on the republican side. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan has 11 1/2 minutes remaining. the senator from oklahoma has 11 minutes. mr. levin: mr. president, i have 11 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have been approved by both the majority and minority l
which chuck hagel are we being asked to confirm? the one who shoots from the hip and means what he says? or the one who is now willing to say anything to be confirmed? we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that america is opposed to a nuclear iran and rejects a policy of containment. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and be clear that the iranian government is not a legitimately constituted government. we need a secretary of...
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this vote is the vote on chuck hagel. it's not on procedure or anything. on chuck hagel. i retain the balance of my time. >> senator from michigan. >> what time does the majority have? >> 17 minutes remain for the majority. and three minutes for the minority. >>. >> five minutes senate from illinois. >> senator from illinois. >> madam president, this is rare. twice in the history of the senate have we had a filibuster involving a nominee for a cabinet position. twice. especially disappointing about this as it was just a few weeks ago we came together on a bipartisan basis and said we're not going this anymore. we're going try to work together. we're going try to avoid the filibuster and here we have sadly an historic filibuster over an appointment of a former united states senator, chuck hagel, republican of nebraska, as secretary of defense. i know, there's controversy social associated with the nomination. i know, chuck hagel. i served with him. we served together in the united states senate. no question in my mind the president made a good choice. i'll also tell you ne
this vote is the vote on chuck hagel. it's not on procedure or anything. on chuck hagel. i retain the balance of my time. >> senator from michigan. >> what time does the majority have? >> 17 minutes remain for the majority. and three minutes for the minority. >>. >> five minutes senate from illinois. >> senator from illinois. >> madam president, this is rare. twice in the history of the senate have we had a filibuster involving a nominee for a cabinet...
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so does chuck hagel know what it takes to be a soldier? does he know what it takes to lead the department of defense? he certainly does. i served on the senate intelligence committee with him. i know his feelings on the issues. and when i listened to how some of his positions have been distorted, i find it hard to believe. chuck hagel was a conservative republican senator and an honest man of integrity, and some of the things that have been said about him, some of the charges that have been made in the course of the armed services committee were just embarrassing, mr. chairman. they were embarrassing. to think that colleagues in the united states senate would say that about a man they knew and served with personally or they should have known better than to say. and that's why we're here today. the sad reality is i have listened to many republican senators who are not going to vote for chuck hagel come up here and talk about how important it is to fill this position. the north koreans detonate nuclear devices this week and raise concerns al
so does chuck hagel know what it takes to be a soldier? does he know what it takes to lead the department of defense? he certainly does. i served on the senate intelligence committee with him. i know his feelings on the issues. and when i listened to how some of his positions have been distorted, i find it hard to believe. chuck hagel was a conservative republican senator and an honest man of integrity, and some of the things that have been said about him, some of the charges that have been...
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hagel's nomination was pending in the senate for a record 34 days, more than three times the previous average of a secretary of defense. remember, mr. president, our country was at war. republicans have blocked executive nominees like secretary hagel not because they object to the qualifications, but simply because they seek to undermine the very government in which they were elected to serve. take the nomination of richard cordray to lead the consumer financial protection bureau. there was no doubt about his ability to do the job. but the consumer financial protection bureau, the brainchild of elizabeth warren, went for more than two years without a leader because republicans refused to accept the law of the land, because they wanted to roll back a law that protects consumers from the greed of wall street. so i say to my republican colleagues, you don't have to like the laws of the land, but you do have to respect those laws and acknowledge them and abide by them. similar obstruction continued unabated for seven more months until democrats threatened to change senate rules to allow u
hagel's nomination was pending in the senate for a record 34 days, more than three times the previous average of a secretary of defense. remember, mr. president, our country was at war. republicans have blocked executive nominees like secretary hagel not because they object to the qualifications, but simply because they seek to undermine the very government in which they were elected to serve. take the nomination of richard cordray to lead the consumer financial protection bureau. there was no...
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. >> chuck hagel testified to budget hearings on capitol hill today and was asked about the military handling of sexual assault cases. we will bring you the budget committee hearing next on c-span2 followed by the house budget senate committee hearing. the head of the fbi, robert mueller will testify tomorrow. he is expected to be asked about the use of surveillance programs. live coverage begins tomorrow at 10 eastern on c-span3. later committee will work on immigration legislation. we will hear from law enforcement and civil rights officials. watch live coverage starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern also on c-span3. >> the video library of c-span has reached a library milestone. since the online launch in 2007, there are 200,000 hours of original programming and nonfiction books searchable and free. created by private industry. america's cable company. >> next, defense secretary chuck hagel and martin dempsey testify on the pentagon's 2014 budget request. nearly 1% decrease on spending from 2013. this is a one-hour force portion. >> with that, we will turn to our questions. secretary hagel
. >> chuck hagel testified to budget hearings on capitol hill today and was asked about the military handling of sexual assault cases. we will bring you the budget committee hearing next on c-span2 followed by the house budget senate committee hearing. the head of the fbi, robert mueller will testify tomorrow. he is expected to be asked about the use of surveillance programs. live coverage begins tomorrow at 10 eastern on c-span3. later committee will work on immigration legislation. we...
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now we have chuck hagel who is now lobbying against the kirsten approach, to my knowledge. it's not good enough to say we have a zero tolerance policy. we do. but what does that mean? how does that translate into changing anything? i want to know. well, he wants to know? i'll tell him. support the kirsten gillibrand amendment, change this, reform this, take these serious offenses outside of the chain of command. it's not working. leon panetta, july 11-february, 2013, we have no tolerance for any form of sexual assault. he didn't take anything outside of the chain of command either. secretary robert gates, 2006- 2011 -- "first of all, i have zero tolerance for sexual assault." really? really? every one of these men had zero tolerance for sexual assault, and yet not one of them ever lived up to the promise, not one. sexual assault is running rampant, running rampant. we have 26,000 cases a year, and you know what percent gets reported? 10%. do you know what cases don't get reported? 90%. we have a 90% problem, mr. president. 26,000 cases, only 10% get reported, and 90% don't
now we have chuck hagel who is now lobbying against the kirsten approach, to my knowledge. it's not good enough to say we have a zero tolerance policy. we do. but what does that mean? how does that translate into changing anything? i want to know. well, he wants to know? i'll tell him. support the kirsten gillibrand amendment, change this, reform this, take these serious offenses outside of the chain of command. it's not working. leon panetta, july 11-february, 2013, we have no tolerance for...
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hagel, who, by the way, is a republican and, by the way, is a vietnam hero for his combat activities there, and was a republican senator from nebraska. the minority leader himself is threatening to block president obama's nominee for secretary of labor, and he said so. secretary of labor is a good person. mr. president, he put himself through school working a as garbage man. his parents are immigrants. republicans on the -- now, mr. president, what we have done here for generations of the senate is we have hearings on these nominees. and that's the way it should be and there in recent years have been, after the hearings have taken place, a senator will say, i have a few more questions. we'll send them. and there were two, three, four, five questions. but secretary geithner, who recently resigned as secretary of treasury, he got 28 questions. but, mr. president, -- mr. mcconnell: would the senator yield for a question? mr. reid: i'm going to finish my statement. mr. president, we understand that now what has happened in these committees is that they ask all the questions they wanted
hagel, who, by the way, is a republican and, by the way, is a vietnam hero for his combat activities there, and was a republican senator from nebraska. the minority leader himself is threatening to block president obama's nominee for secretary of labor, and he said so. secretary of labor is a good person. mr. president, he put himself through school working a as garbage man. his parents are immigrants. republicans on the -- now, mr. president, what we have done here for generations of the...
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secretary chuck hagel has made it clear that combating this flight is a priority and that he demands results. i watched the hearing this morning and i want to take this opportunity to thank the witnesses for coming forward, and i believe that their testimony will contribute to making our military better. the department is in the process of implementing a multifaceted effort to address sexual assault in the military. in my office along with the judge advocate in the joint service committee are working to improve the legal policies pertaining to sexual assault. these efforts are designed to make our judicial and support structures more efficient, effective, and responsive to the needs of victims while preserving the rights of the accused. the department has recently authorized the united states air force to implement a pilot program that assigns special victims council who was report assault. they are experienced attorneys who advocate trial counsel and to be military judges. although the pilot has been operational for just six weeks, i understand the numerous victims havarti requested
secretary chuck hagel has made it clear that combating this flight is a priority and that he demands results. i watched the hearing this morning and i want to take this opportunity to thank the witnesses for coming forward, and i believe that their testimony will contribute to making our military better. the department is in the process of implementing a multifaceted effort to address sexual assault in the military. in my office along with the judge advocate in the joint service committee are...
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and senator warner continued, "chuck hagel did that as a sergeant in vietnam, and if confirmed, chuck hagel will do it again, this time not before a platoon but before every man and wool and their families in -- every man and woman and their families in the armed services. he said, you will lead them, and they will know in their hearts that we have one of our own," now earlier today, the senate acted in a bipartisan fashion in voting to end the filibuster of this nomination by a very substantial vote. if confirmed, senator hagel would be the first former enlisted man and the first veteran of the vietnam war to serve as secretary of defense. this background gives senator hagel an invaluable perspective, not only with respect to the difficult decisions and recommendations that a secretary of defense must make regarding the use of force and the commitment of u.s. troops overseas, but also with respect to the day-to-day decisions that a secretary must make to ensure that our men and women in unilaterauniform and their famis receive the support and assistance that they need and deserve. ou
and senator warner continued, "chuck hagel did that as a sergeant in vietnam, and if confirmed, chuck hagel will do it again, this time not before a platoon but before every man and wool and their families in -- every man and woman and their families in the armed services. he said, you will lead them, and they will know in their hearts that we have one of our own," now earlier today, the senate acted in a bipartisan fashion in voting to end the filibuster of this nomination by a very...
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chuck hagel. whatever became of chuck hagel? oh, that's right, he was confirmed to be secretary of defense. as has virtually every single other nominee the president has proposed. the leader seemed to think it was completely unreasonable that republican senators would demand some information from senator hagel along the way, former senator hagel at the time. seems to me the fact that he is a former senator should not change his obligation to provide the information that the senate requests and when he provided that information, he was confirmed easily. so it seems pretty clear to me, it seems pretty indisputable that this is -- never was about obstructionism. 99.9% confirmation rate, it just can't be about obstruction. it's clearly not. so we've got to ask ourselves, if it's not the case that republicans have been obstructing the president's team and it's clearly not, then why did the majority in this body decide to unilaterally change the rules and deny the minority of the opportunity to have any say whatsoever on the confirmat
chuck hagel. whatever became of chuck hagel? oh, that's right, he was confirmed to be secretary of defense. as has virtually every single other nominee the president has proposed. the leader seemed to think it was completely unreasonable that republican senators would demand some information from senator hagel along the way, former senator hagel at the time. seems to me the fact that he is a former senator should not change his obligation to provide the information that the senate requests and...
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it's tough for the legislators, chuck hagel said that he would decide on the plan within 30 days to work towards the tangled process to share medical records between the dod and the va. mr. secretary, it goes on to say that you are doing this at the urging that the members of the veterans affairs committee. they asked you to have the capabilities by december 31st. it mentions that secretary leon panetta, your predecessor had instead taken another approach of file sharing rather than building a single integrated system from scratch. he said he couldn't defend the past performance on record sharing. he said he stopped for their spending on the process and has restructured the program oversight. you know, i was in the other body before i came here. i've been here five years and that was on the veteran -- the subcommittee appropriations subcommittee dealing with veterans from some time over there mr. secretary. we didn't even have ipad and this has been developed in four short years. it seems to me that the fact that we have been talking in 2013 about file sharing only come in and not thinki
it's tough for the legislators, chuck hagel said that he would decide on the plan within 30 days to work towards the tangled process to share medical records between the dod and the va. mr. secretary, it goes on to say that you are doing this at the urging that the members of the veterans affairs committee. they asked you to have the capabilities by december 31st. it mentions that secretary leon panetta, your predecessor had instead taken another approach of file sharing rather than building a...
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it isn't just one or two things. >> you can see this entire news briefing with secretary chuck hagel and martin dempsey tonight at 11:35 p.m. eastern on the companion network c-span or anytime on line. politics and public affairs weekdays from this morning's program california congresswoman louis capps. >> host: joining us now representative louis capps, a democrat from california. she served the 24th district of santa barbara st. louis and santa maria. hello. >> guest: nice to be here. >> host: what does it say that a 37 to vote on the affordable characteristic and yesterday about the affordable care act itself? >> guest: well, the health care is working now with this new law in place. that is happening. but in the meantime the leadership in the house of representatives is stuck on whether they approve it or not. the american people partaking the parts that work for them and we are moving it forward. >> host: as far as the effort itself? >> guest: it is the 473 appeal as the speaker said, and the speakers we were talking about, but it's going to die in the senate as the of the previ
it isn't just one or two things. >> you can see this entire news briefing with secretary chuck hagel and martin dempsey tonight at 11:35 p.m. eastern on the companion network c-span or anytime on line. politics and public affairs weekdays from this morning's program california congresswoman louis capps. >> host: joining us now representative louis capps, a democrat from california. she served the 24th district of santa barbara st. louis and santa maria. hello. >> guest: nice...
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[applause] >> [inaudible conversations] >> defense secretary chuck hagel released a statement on the reopening of government saying in part, now that this latest budget crisis has come to an end we have an opportunity to return to focusing on the critical work of this department. unfortunately, congress did not end the budget uncertainty that has cast such a shadow over this department for much of the year. in the months ahead, they will have an opportunity to do so. words of defense secretary chuck hagel, and lots of questions about the latest day when he briefs reporters are keeping watch that live at 12:50 p.m. on our companion network c-span. spokesman jay carney will address many of the same issues at today's white house briefing. our cameras will be there and you can see that live at 1:30 p.m. eastern also on c-span. later, how is the relationship between the obama administration and the national press corps? that's the focus of a panel discussion at the new america foundation here you can watch that live starting at 2 p.m. eastern right here on c-span2. at the same time we'll
[applause] >> [inaudible conversations] >> defense secretary chuck hagel released a statement on the reopening of government saying in part, now that this latest budget crisis has come to an end we have an opportunity to return to focusing on the critical work of this department. unfortunately, congress did not end the budget uncertainty that has cast such a shadow over this department for much of the year. in the months ahead, they will have an opportunity to do so. words of...
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live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war, also saturday morning at ten. a look now at the future of u.s. energy production from this morning's "washington journal," this is about 35 minutes. >> this week, our america by the numbers segment looks at energy consumption here in the united states, what we produce, what we use, and we're talking about this because of a new report looking at international energy. our guests are adam, u.s. energy information administration administrator. thank you so much for being here, sir. >> good morning. >> host: joined by frank, he's with the center for strategic international studies serving as senior vice president and chair for energy and geopolitics. thanks to you for being here. headline today in the "wall street journal," because of the new report, saying "the u.s. sees a bloom in global energy use. the world uses far more of every type of energy in the coming decades, the u.s. energy department said thursday in a report that predicts china and ind
live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war, also saturday morning at ten. a look now at the future of u.s. energy production from this morning's "washington journal," this is about 35 minutes. >> this week, our america by the numbers segment looks at energy consumption here in the united states, what we produce, what we use, and we're talking about this because of a new report...
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chuck hagel is a wonderful nomination. the criticism of him is silly, i believe. people are throwing that around. it is embarrassing. embarrassing to see accusations like that. if you go back to eric miller's book, he talked about the israeli lobby on many occasions. so i don't quite know what the debate is all about. i think that it will disorders go away because it doesn't make a lot of sense. the trees to care about himself, giving adultery a very bad name. but what was obama thinking. but what was obama thinking with intelligence issues that we would have to grapple with. i could not think of a better scenario than having david petraeus at the cia. that's not what he had in mind in 1947. he did not want to put in the hands of military policymakers. what the cia was created for was to challenge military intelligence. the cia has done its job correctly and that is what they have done on things such as arms control or vietnam, for that matter. what needs to be done, and let me just check the time to, we don't have a lot of time. let me go over to areas very quick
chuck hagel is a wonderful nomination. the criticism of him is silly, i believe. people are throwing that around. it is embarrassing. embarrassing to see accusations like that. if you go back to eric miller's book, he talked about the israeli lobby on many occasions. so i don't quite know what the debate is all about. i think that it will disorders go away because it doesn't make a lot of sense. the trees to care about himself, giving adultery a very bad name. but what was obama thinking. but...
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the president met late in the day with defense secretary chuck hagel and the chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey specifically yesterday about sexual assault in the military. the two will hold a news briefing coming up this afternoon at 2:30 eastern and we will have live coverage of that here on c-span2. earlier today on capitol hill, the house ways and means committee held a hearing looking at the irs targeting of certain political groups conservative political groups. we are going to show you that hearing in its entirety this evening at 8 p.m. here's part of the opening testimony. >> thanks for the opportunity to be here today. unfortunately given the time considerations, we have received the notice in the last two days. the irs was unable to prepare written testimony. i would note that a very brief statement before i take your questions. first and foremost as the acting commissioner i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue service for the mistakes that we made in the poor service that we provide it. the affected organizations and the american public deserves
the president met late in the day with defense secretary chuck hagel and the chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey specifically yesterday about sexual assault in the military. the two will hold a news briefing coming up this afternoon at 2:30 eastern and we will have live coverage of that here on c-span2. earlier today on capitol hill, the house ways and means committee held a hearing looking at the irs targeting of certain political groups conservative political groups. we are...
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and live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war armistice. that's also this morning at 10. >> this summer booktv's been asking washingtonians, legislators and viewers what they're reading, and here's what some of you had to say. >> several panels discussed the themes of the book, and you can check that out on booktv.org. >> c-span's covered several events in which edward snowden's come up, watch those by searching for edward snowden on c-span.org. >> a few years ago, booktv or covered an event to talk about the monuments men, and you can watch that online at booktv.org. what are you reading this summer? post on our facebook wall, tweet us or send us an e-mail to let us know what's on your reading list. visit all our social media sites to see what others are reading, and we might even share your posts here on booktv. >> i think sort of interestingly that the korean war in a sense sort of helped the south korean, south koreans unify themselves in a way that was not there before. when the communi
and live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war armistice. that's also this morning at 10. >> this summer booktv's been asking washingtonians, legislators and viewers what they're reading, and here's what some of you had to say. >> several panels discussed the themes of the book, and you can check that out on booktv.org. >> c-span's covered several events in which edward snowden's...
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[applause] [applause] >> chuck hagel had a news conference on monday. he said that in an effort to build trust between the two countries, that he would visit china next year. can see the entire event online at c-span.org. here is some of what he had to say. >> i affirm the importance of maintaining open communication. and we agree that it's important to continue high-level visits, such as the nowhere, the visit of general dempsey in china this year. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> general odierno and general welsh spoke earlier this week. they also offered to host a visit to the united states next year. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> in our meeting, and the general invited me to visit china next year and i accepted. i look forward to seeing him again at the defense ministers meeting is part of my trip to southeast asia. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> i will also visit alicia and indonesia
[applause] [applause] >> chuck hagel had a news conference on monday. he said that in an effort to build trust between the two countries, that he would visit china next year. can see the entire event online at c-span.org. here is some of what he had to say. >> i affirm the importance of maintaining open communication. and we agree that it's important to continue high-level visits, such as the nowhere, the visit of general dempsey in china this year. [speaking in native tongue]...
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one of the things she raised is the comment chuck hagel made about james harnel. i'm wondering if you can help me understand. she made those comments 15 years ago and didn't apologize for them until a month ago it was clear that he was named secretary of defense. why is there that kind of a delay and did he explain why 50 years of those comments -- >> i think that senator chuck hagel was very clear that he thought those comments were not appropriate. he regretted them and they don't represent the to tell the of his views. i would point to the statement that he made. senators will have an opportunity for the confirmation process as they do traditionally and routinely to ask him questions about his views on the issues. the secretary of defense, senator hagel, when he is confirmed, as we hope he will become carried out the president's policies. and i think the president's policies on lgbt issues are most commendable, supported by the lgbt community, and will be and continue to be the policies of this administration as long as president obama is an office. so, again,
one of the things she raised is the comment chuck hagel made about james harnel. i'm wondering if you can help me understand. she made those comments 15 years ago and didn't apologize for them until a month ago it was clear that he was named secretary of defense. why is there that kind of a delay and did he explain why 50 years of those comments -- >> i think that senator chuck hagel was very clear that he thought those comments were not appropriate. he regretted them and they don't...
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hagel is a wonderful nomination, and the criticism of him, frankly, is silly. i mean, it's anti-semitism, and people are really throwing that around so loosely. .. i was very disappointed when obama made general david petraeus the cia director but he took care of that himself and took himself out of the game by giving a very bad name in the process, what was obama thinking when he took an active duty four star general who had strong policy positions on some of the key issues intelligence officers were going to have to grapple with? i can't think of a better scenario for limiting intelligence than having general david petraeus at the cia. that is not what harry truman had in mind when he created the cia, didn't want to put it in and of policymakers and certainly not in the hand of military policymakers. what the cia was created for was to challenge military intelligence and when the cia had done its job correctly that is what they have done on things such as arms control or vietnam. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> "living with t
hagel is a wonderful nomination, and the criticism of him, frankly, is silly. i mean, it's anti-semitism, and people are really throwing that around so loosely. .. i was very disappointed when obama made general david petraeus the cia director but he took care of that himself and took himself out of the game by giving a very bad name in the process, what was obama thinking when he took an active duty four star general who had strong policy positions on some of the key issues intelligence...
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president obama has nominated nebraska's chuck hagel to replace him. a quick reminder, as you can see, this speech and all of secretary panetta is speeches. just go to c-span.org. we are coming up this afternoon with remarks from utah's governor gary herbert. he will also discuss the 20 tenet healthcare lot in his recent request to allow his state to allow the exchange of insurance for small businesses. he will speak at the american enterprise institute. we will have live coverage at 1230 p.m. eastern time. the u.s. senate is not in session today. democrats and republicans are continuing their policy retreats. lawmakers will be back at 9:30 a.m. eastern. we will have live coverage on c-span2. to hell and 10 houses in session today as members work on a bill requiring president obama to submit a balanced budget to congress. both on amendments and final passage. it is expected at 11:00 o'clock eastern. you can see it live on our companion network, c-span. also tomorrow, the senate intelligence committee will hold a confirmation hearing for ci -- cia direc
president obama has nominated nebraska's chuck hagel to replace him. a quick reminder, as you can see, this speech and all of secretary panetta is speeches. just go to c-span.org. we are coming up this afternoon with remarks from utah's governor gary herbert. he will also discuss the 20 tenet healthcare lot in his recent request to allow his state to allow the exchange of insurance for small businesses. he will speak at the american enterprise institute. we will have live coverage at 1230 p.m....
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does that mean you're going to be upset with your likely new boss, chuck hagel, who argues for a smaller budget? thank you. [laughter] >> well, first off, i'm not sure what the president would announce today, and if i did know, i wouldn't scoop him on that. i'm smart enough not to do that. [laughter] and i think if it's senator hagel, we will work with him, and we will work with the american people. defense budgets are about risk. you get a certain amount of money, you get a certain amount of risk. if the country decides they want to take some more risk, we can go with lower budgets. we'll need to work with whoever is the nominee today, and assuming that person is confirmed, to try to make those trade-offs. they're hard to do, but we'll find another way to do them. >> a hand in that same row? okay. further back all the way to the wall, please. >> [inaudible] broadcasting. on the pacific realignment defense bill -- [inaudible] money for guam and okinawa because there's no -- [inaudible] the department has submitted to congress, and the senate and house have been saying this for a couple o
does that mean you're going to be upset with your likely new boss, chuck hagel, who argues for a smaller budget? thank you. [laughter] >> well, first off, i'm not sure what the president would announce today, and if i did know, i wouldn't scoop him on that. i'm smart enough not to do that. [laughter] and i think if it's senator hagel, we will work with him, and we will work with the american people. defense budgets are about risk. you get a certain amount of money, you get a certain...
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finally the most worrisome thing about chuck hagel to be secretary of defense is the fear of military action in iran is unjustified. they can rest more comfortably that their pursuit of nuclear weapons is less likely, not to provoke the military option that until recently may have seemed more credible. the iranians will, therefore, feel less constrained in pursuing their dangerous nuclear ambitions. that more than any other reason is why i am not voting "no" on the hagel -- excuse me. why i am voting "no" on the hagel nomination. mr. president, with that i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you. all of us in our lives from time to time hear of the passing, the death of someone we know. sometimes it's family. often friends, someone we're only vaguely acquainted with. this past week we learned of the death of a kansas city resident, adell hall. that passing is so personally sad -- saddens me because adell hall is such a person, a person with such optimism and so engaged in improving the lives of othe
finally the most worrisome thing about chuck hagel to be secretary of defense is the fear of military action in iran is unjustified. they can rest more comfortably that their pursuit of nuclear weapons is less likely, not to provoke the military option that until recently may have seemed more credible. the iranians will, therefore, feel less constrained in pursuing their dangerous nuclear ambitions. that more than any other reason is why i am not voting "no" on the hagel -- excuse me....
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and all lack like they were, you know, representatives of working right out of chuck hagel's office. they're all military and all services u.s. military around the world since 1999. then they have a testimony from one very wonderful looking woman soldier. she says, "after there was a mistake with my pay, i didn't know how to make ends meet." luckily they understood my situation and were willing to help me when i needed it. thanks for helping me. here it is written. and people are going fall for that. they're going fall for that. so my question to you, who two different consumer protection agency, to speak. what can you do in outreach and education? what is it really possible to do? , i mean, these folks are changing. they get a video display or whatever. how can you really reach them? well, mr. chairman. i think you are always going have to have a cooperation of both education and protection. when it comes to education and outreach there are a variety of things that can be done. i think you have heard some today. we are doing our best at our agency to do a combination of things. i pe
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the committee needs to vote on the nomination of former senator chuck hagel to be the next secretary of defense. live coverage our on companion networking c-span3. >>> having observed a steady opportunity, i can report you that the state of this old but youthful union is good. >> ones again in keeping with time on a tradition. i have come to report to you on the state of the union. i'm pleased to report that america is much improved. and there's good reason to believe that improvement will continue through the days ahead. [applause] >> my duty tonight to report on the state of the union. not the state of our government. but of our american community. and as set forth, our responsibility in the words of our founders perform a more perfect union. the state of the union is strong. >> as we gather tonight, ournati nation is in war. our economy is in recession, and the civilized world faces unprecedentedac dangers. yet the state of the union has, never been stronger. >> it's because of our people that our future is hopeful, our journey goes forward. of our union is strong. >> tonight pres
the committee needs to vote on the nomination of former senator chuck hagel to be the next secretary of defense. live coverage our on companion networking c-span3. >>> having observed a steady opportunity, i can report you that the state of this old but youthful union is good. >> ones again in keeping with time on a tradition. i have come to report to you on the state of the union. i'm pleased to report that america is much improved. and there's good reason to believe that...
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chuck hagel is a wonderful nomination, and the criticism of him, frankly, is silly. i mean, it's anti-semitism. people are really throwing that around so loosely. it's embarrassing to see accusations like that because once he said jewish lobby instead of israeli lobby. if you go back to irk miller's book, he said "israeli lobby" on many occasions, but the israeli lobby is a jewish lobby. i don't quite know what the debate is all about. i think it's going to just sort of slither away because it doesn't make a lot of sense. hagel is a sound man, has all the qualifications that you would need. i was very disappointed when obama made petraeus the cia direct e but petraeus took care of that himself and took himself out of the game by giving adultery a very bad name. in the process, but what was obama thinking when he took an active duty, four star general who had strong policy positions on some of the key issues that intelligence officers were going to have to grapple with? i can't think of a better scenario for to -- to politization. they didn't want to put it in the han
chuck hagel is a wonderful nomination, and the criticism of him, frankly, is silly. i mean, it's anti-semitism. people are really throwing that around so loosely. it's embarrassing to see accusations like that because once he said jewish lobby instead of israeli lobby. if you go back to irk miller's book, he said "israeli lobby" on many occasions, but the israeli lobby is a jewish lobby. i don't quite know what the debate is all about. i think it's going to just sort of slither away...
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it's my understanding that chuck hagel prepared the president for his remarks this time. [laughter] before i get started today, i do want to talk to you more seriously about where we need to go as a conservative movement. i thought before i got certainly would share a few of the joke sided with the president and the crowd that might to have a little fun before we get started i thought maybe a couple leiter moments before we got started. you know, the gridiron dinner is for the washington press corps and the president to take back. a night to share a few laughs and not share things seriously. just genuinely enjoy each other's company. kind of like the president's interview on 60 minutes the other night. [laughter] >> you know the gridiron dinner used to be known as the night the media and the administration set aside their differences. back in the days when they actually had differences. i told the president of a lot to be clear i have no plans to run for president to it i mean, come on. what chance does someone with a funny name and dark complexion have to run for the uni
it's my understanding that chuck hagel prepared the president for his remarks this time. [laughter] before i get started today, i do want to talk to you more seriously about where we need to go as a conservative movement. i thought before i got certainly would share a few of the joke sided with the president and the crowd that might to have a little fun before we get started i thought maybe a couple leiter moments before we got started. you know, the gridiron dinner is for the washington press...
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my co-sponsors included senators chuck hagel, john kerry and barack obama. my most significant concern with 215 was that it would be used to obtain sensitive personal information of innocent americans who had no connection to any suspected terrorism or spy activity. when the patriot act was up for reauthorization in 2005, i worked to establish a new standard for 215, and under this standard the fbi would have broad authority to obtain any information, even tangentially, connected to a suspected terrorist or spy such as the examples used in the zazi case. could have led to phone information on any suspect. but under my provision, innocent americans with no connection to any of these activities or suspects would be protected. the republican-controlled senate amoved my reform to 215 unanimously. however, the bush administration objected, it was removed in the conference committee. 2009 i tried again with no success to put this protection of innocent americans back into the patriot act. now that the cloak has been lifted by media reports that the nsa obtained ph
my co-sponsors included senators chuck hagel, john kerry and barack obama. my most significant concern with 215 was that it would be used to obtain sensitive personal information of innocent americans who had no connection to any suspected terrorism or spy activity. when the patriot act was up for reauthorization in 2005, i worked to establish a new standard for 215, and under this standard the fbi would have broad authority to obtain any information, even tangentially, connected to a suspected...
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. >> host: chuck hagel, what's your opinion? >> guest: i think he is clearly qualified and has a background in defense. i would be foolish to say that his confirmation process went well. it didn't. he is going to have to do better than that in terms of building the relationships necessary in the house and the senate. credibility matters an enormous amount. you have to have credibility with a wide variety of people with the pentagon to begin with. he is dependent on the staff to implement whatever policy he wants. he's going to need their faith and confidence in him as a leader and the policies he's implementing he will have to work to earn that in the same thing in the house in the senate. both secretary panetta and secretary gates to most recent defense secretaries had an enormous amount of credibility both in the pentagon and in the congress and in very tough times with tough decisions. that the credibility enabled them i think to be very effective. secretary hagel is going to have to achieve that he's going to have to work at
. >> host: chuck hagel, what's your opinion? >> guest: i think he is clearly qualified and has a background in defense. i would be foolish to say that his confirmation process went well. it didn't. he is going to have to do better than that in terms of building the relationships necessary in the house and the senate. credibility matters an enormous amount. you have to have credibility with a wide variety of people with the pentagon to begin with. he is dependent on the staff to...
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hagel and joint chiefs chair general martin dempsey on pentagon spending cuts. >> all these decisions will not only result in a smaller and flatter osd but one that i believe will be better prepared for serious and complex 21st century security challenges that we face as a department and as a nation. and is constrained budget environment, we will continue to look for ways to reduce overhead, improve efficiency and maximize combat power. but we must do so in a deliberate manner after careful consideration of how best to ensure this department is able to carry out its mission of defending the nation. most of the reduction in osd staff that i've announce today will occur through process of natural attrition in order to minimize the impact on workforce. if the department is forced to take this deep sequestration cuts on the order of $500 billion over the next 10 years, we may need to include additional reductions. as i said before, sequestration is irresponsible and poses an unnecessary risk to our military's ability to accomplish its mission and our readiness. congress should roll back s
hagel and joint chiefs chair general martin dempsey on pentagon spending cuts. >> all these decisions will not only result in a smaller and flatter osd but one that i believe will be better prepared for serious and complex 21st century security challenges that we face as a department and as a nation. and is constrained budget environment, we will continue to look for ways to reduce overhead, improve efficiency and maximize combat power. but we must do so in a deliberate manner after...
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during his confirmation process, secretary of defense chuck hagel said that he was committed to fully implementing these directives, and i urge secretary hagel to report to congress on the progress made as swiftly as possible. but i still believe that congress should and must do more. among the steps that i believe we should consider; first, the creation of a special victims' counsel that would include advocates who can support victims and help them report incidents of sexual assault. as i mentioned, too many victims do not come forward because they're either afraid of retaliation, they don't believe their confidentiality will be maintained, and they do not have faith in the military justice system. just like the example of the woman that i described who had been raped, she did not know that she should have had an analysis of rape actually done. these victim advocates would have given her that advice. second, we're fortunate in the senate to have a number of former prosecutors engaged on this issue. over the last 20 years, they and their colleagues have made great strides in handling
during his confirmation process, secretary of defense chuck hagel said that he was committed to fully implementing these directives, and i urge secretary hagel to report to congress on the progress made as swiftly as possible. but i still believe that congress should and must do more. among the steps that i believe we should consider; first, the creation of a special victims' counsel that would include advocates who can support victims and help them report incidents of sexual assault. as i...
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defense secretary chuck hagel says u.s. forces are now ready to act on any order my president obama to strike syria. the u.s. navy has four destroys any issue mediterranean sea within range of targets inside syria, and the u.s. also has warplanes in that region. secretary hagel spoke during his visit to asia. british prime mr. david cameron is recalling parliament for discussion on the possibility of a military response to the alleged chemical attack in syria. minister cameron said the crisis session will be held thursday. and lawmakers you are starting to react but according to ap, republican lawmaker is rallying support to pressure president obama into seeking congressional authorization or a military strike against syria. representative scott -- signed a letter to obama that urges him to reconvene congress and seek approval for any military action. he says that engaging the u.s. military in syria and the absence of a direct threat to the united states and without prior congressional authorization would violate the cost a
defense secretary chuck hagel says u.s. forces are now ready to act on any order my president obama to strike syria. the u.s. navy has four destroys any issue mediterranean sea within range of targets inside syria, and the u.s. also has warplanes in that region. secretary hagel spoke during his visit to asia. british prime mr. david cameron is recalling parliament for discussion on the possibility of a military response to the alleged chemical attack in syria. minister cameron said the crisis...
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live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war armistice. that is also saturday morning at 10:00 p.m. >> the first ladies are very integral. are they supposed to be the mother in chief and first mate? so to navigate that the president is supposed to be out of state, the ideal fashion as the is supposed to be the mother in sheet or is she supposed to be first helpmateth she reallyo understand what is going on in the administration. just understand her husband's political agenda. so you can't really separate that. >> as we continue our conversation, richard morton smith and others talked about the role of the first lady and its move from traditional home and family to activate them on behalf of important issues on monday night at nine eastern on c-span. i. >> a look at retirement with bob reynolds giving the keynote address. it is hosted by the u.s. chamber of commerce and aarp. >> good morning. i want to speak with you today about the reform in moving ahead without leaving anyone behind. i think that it says somet
live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war armistice. that is also saturday morning at 10:00 p.m. >> the first ladies are very integral. are they supposed to be the mother in chief and first mate? so to navigate that the president is supposed to be out of state, the ideal fashion as the is supposed to be the mother in sheet or is she supposed to be first helpmateth she reallyo understand what is going on in the...
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hagel and martin dempsey and the joint chiefs of staff. >> we want to welcome for the first century table, congressman duncan hunter has its own house and. and they begin with the orang nuclear deal. in the "washington post" this morning, this is how they begin their story. at a beirut come a surge of diplomacy and outburst of violence in the day since world powers reached a deal with tehran illustrate the promise and peril of what could be the start of a more peaceful area in the middle east. or the beginning of a new round of bloodletting. which do you think it is? >> i don't think anything has changed. they're both probably completely wrong. you will have every infield for the last decade. even if they stop short of being able to enrich to a nuclear capability, they'll still be building up their ballistic missiles and ability to reach further and further in his southeast europe in different parts of israel. even if they stop the enrichment capability just short of what is permissible under this new deal, they'll be able to spread to that in a month or two and on their ballistic w
hagel and martin dempsey and the joint chiefs of staff. >> we want to welcome for the first century table, congressman duncan hunter has its own house and. and they begin with the orang nuclear deal. in the "washington post" this morning, this is how they begin their story. at a beirut come a surge of diplomacy and outburst of violence in the day since world powers reached a deal with tehran illustrate the promise and peril of what could be the start of a more peaceful area in...
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. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered a review of air force lt. general craig's decision to overturn a sexual assault conviction against a lieutenant colonel in the air force. members of the senate armed services commit me were critical of that decision. that is next on c-span2. later, work begins on the senate 2014 budget plan. >> coming up on the next "washington journal", congressman richard hudson of north carolina, the chairman of the homeland security transportation subcommittee, on the new tsa rules allowing passengers to carry small knives aboard aircraft. then senator bernie sanders of vermont talks about the senate's 2014 budget proposal released tuesday by budget chair patty murray of washington state. later we hear from former pakistani ambassador to the u.s. on the history. u.s./pakistan relations. "washington journal" takes your calls, e-mails and tweets, starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think dolly madison what she offered us is a model for governance that stresses civility and empathy. now dolly madison is modeling thi
. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered a review of air force lt. general craig's decision to overturn a sexual assault conviction against a lieutenant colonel in the air force. members of the senate armed services commit me were critical of that decision. that is next on c-span2. later, work begins on the senate 2014 budget plan. >> coming up on the next "washington journal", congressman richard hudson of north carolina, the chairman of the homeland security...
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yesterday defense secretary was asked about, chuck hagel, was asked about egyptian aid and the violence there. here's what his response was to the question. >> there's not a consistent call for capitol hill one way or the other, as you know, on this issue. but more to the point, we have serious interests in egypt and that part of the world. this is a very complicated problem. we continue to work with all the parties to try to help as much as we can. facilitate a reconciliation, a stop of the violence. our ability to influence the outcome in egypt is limited. it's up to the egyptian people. and they are a large, great sovereign nation, and it will be their responsibility to sort, to sort this out. >> host: defense secretary chuck hagel when asked yesterday at the briefing about egyptian aid. that was his response. front page of the miami herald this morning, this headline on egypt. mubarak may leave prison soon. a judge set aside some charges tbeps the former dictator who was ousted in the rebellion that led to the recently-overthrown islamic government. reporting from cairo, former egyp
yesterday defense secretary was asked about, chuck hagel, was asked about egyptian aid and the violence there. here's what his response was to the question. >> there's not a consistent call for capitol hill one way or the other, as you know, on this issue. but more to the point, we have serious interests in egypt and that part of the world. this is a very complicated problem. we continue to work with all the parties to try to help as much as we can. facilitate a reconciliation, a stop of...
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most recently for service on the defense policy board at the pentagon and intelligence advisory board, chuck hagel is uniquely qualified to meet challenges of defense and effort he put into the record many statements in support of senator hagel. this is what he says relative to a rant. iran poses a significant threat. >> please take your conversations outside the chamber. senate will proceed. >> no one talks about position on iran. poses a significant threat to the united states and interest in the region and globally. iran pursues an illicit nuclear program with the threats to provoke a regional arms race. and is fully committed to the quote preventing iran from obtaining new layer but then to achieve that goal and relative to israel, he's a strong supporter of israel, deputy minister he is a good friend of israel and in the word of dna alone says he believes and is not talking a senator hagel in the natural partnership between israel and the united states as part of the volume of defense relations between israel and the united states, which are so important to both countries. now the only
most recently for service on the defense policy board at the pentagon and intelligence advisory board, chuck hagel is uniquely qualified to meet challenges of defense and effort he put into the record many statements in support of senator hagel. this is what he says relative to a rant. iran poses a significant threat. >> please take your conversations outside the chamber. senate will proceed. >> no one talks about position on iran. poses a significant threat to the united states and...
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. >> defense secretary chuck hagel testifying on capitol hill about the budget for next year. in the hearing, florida senator ben nelson as the defense secretary about plans to deal with harassment in the military. here is their exchange. statement later today in the armed services committee were going to consider a sense of congress that i assume most people will agree with, mr. secretary that commanding officers are response to ball for establishing a command climate in which sexual assault allegations are properly managed, fairly evaluated in a victim can report criminal activity including sexual assault without fear of retaliation, including ostracism and group pressure from other members of the command. mr. secretary, i am given to believe that a survey was conducted among victims and 50% say if they report the assault, they don't think it does any good. are you aware of that survey collects general dempsey is shaking his head yes. is that correct, general? >> it is. >> then my question to you, mr. secretary is, do you think i removing the chain of command in order to pro
. >> defense secretary chuck hagel testifying on capitol hill about the budget for next year. in the hearing, florida senator ben nelson as the defense secretary about plans to deal with harassment in the military. here is their exchange. statement later today in the armed services committee were going to consider a sense of congress that i assume most people will agree with, mr. secretary that commanding officers are response to ball for establishing a command climate in which sexual...
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followed live at 10 as president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel h2b out the korean war memorial to americans who served. american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> house insurance committee chairman mike rogers warns that cyber espionage is the biggest national security threat america isn't quite ready to handle. his comments came during an event at the international institute for strategic studies. this is the 45 minutes. >> introducing congressman mike rogers. i'm steven simon from the executor after of iiss as the u.s. welcome to the iiss as u.s. can you hear me now? deafening. i'm executive director at iiss as u.s. i'm introducing understand mike r executive director at iiss as u.s. i'm introducing understand mike rogers, and with a great deal of pleasure. congress and rogers was elected to congress in 2000 that he came to congress from an unusual background. defense and law enforcement but he was an army officer and the fbi special agent before coming to the u.s. congress. he now has a very important and pivotal role in the house as chairman of the intelligence commun
followed live at 10 as president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel h2b out the korean war memorial to americans who served. american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> house insurance committee chairman mike rogers warns that cyber espionage is the biggest national security threat america isn't quite ready to handle. his comments came during an event at the international institute for strategic studies. this is the 45 minutes. >> introducing congressman mike rogers. i'm...
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[laughter] in light of assignments for cheadle for chuck hagel's nomination to a vote this week, do you think harry reid made a mistake enough for sydney will reform the filibuster? >> back to questions about the space i'm in. after 36 years i love my job and integrated server. read the press accounts and get the magazines, but i'm not there and they've got a tough job. by the way, i am optimistic. i am optimistic about the congress. republicans and democrats in my view are going to once again make that institution is in port, vibrant and vital as it has been historically, so i'm sort of a loud, but i believe very strongly. i put on a list of people have great confidence and hope to make a difference in all of this. i happen to be an advocate at the simple question is the filibuster rule. that's what the founders intended. if you create nothing more than a year and i can, a, in your image, what is the point of having two chambers? there's a reason why the senate is a counterbalance, with a popular elected official majority rules of the senate was the place for the minority rules in a se
[laughter] in light of assignments for cheadle for chuck hagel's nomination to a vote this week, do you think harry reid made a mistake enough for sydney will reform the filibuster? >> back to questions about the space i'm in. after 36 years i love my job and integrated server. read the press accounts and get the magazines, but i'm not there and they've got a tough job. by the way, i am optimistic. i am optimistic about the congress. republicans and democrats in my view are going to once...
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on december of 2012, senator chuck hagel was nominee to become the secretary of defense. when he was asked about the outgoing secretary leon panetta's comments about budget sequestration that would be disastrous to national defense, the senator replied as follows. the defense department, i think in many ways, has been bloated. the defense department has gotten everything it has wanted. the last 10 years and more. we have taken priorities, dollars, programs, policies out of the state department. and another of other departments and put them in defense. the abuse and waste and fraud is astounding. .. with him or her >> or something like that. it was obvious that in some places had accumulated over the decades that is why secretary gates started the efficiency initiative that i was a part of to improve performance and requisition system. in parallel, we had absorbed for madrid $87 billion budget cut in a way wear we said we could still accomplish the mission of the nation speaking to the fact we could do what the country needed with less. but today we cannot do that strategy
on december of 2012, senator chuck hagel was nominee to become the secretary of defense. when he was asked about the outgoing secretary leon panetta's comments about budget sequestration that would be disastrous to national defense, the senator replied as follows. the defense department, i think in many ways, has been bloated. the defense department has gotten everything it has wanted. the last 10 years and more. we have taken priorities, dollars, programs, policies out of the state department....
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. ♪ ♪ [music playing] ♪ ♪ chuck hagel was in vietnam war, with the former senator of nebraska from 1997 until 2009, and was the atlantic council chairman. you can watch today's announcement on c-span.org. up next, on "communicators", a conversation with technology reporters. later tonight on c-span2, a report on immigration enforcement in the united states.
. ♪ ♪ [music playing] ♪ ♪ chuck hagel was in vietnam war, with the former senator of nebraska from 1997 until 2009, and was the atlantic council chairman. you can watch today's announcement on c-span.org. up next, on "communicators", a conversation with technology reporters. later tonight on c-span2, a report on immigration enforcement in the united states.
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. >>> this morning defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chief of staff chairman will be on capitol hill to talk about the pentagon budget and military policy. we'll is live coverage of the senate budget committee beginning at 10:30 eastern time on c-span 3 and c-span.org. >> army chief of staff said preventing sexual assault in the military is the top priority. his remarks came at the u.s. army sixth annual sexual harassment and assault prevention summit held at joint base andrews in maryland. this is ten minutes. >> good morning, everybody. >> good morning. how are we doing? [inaudible] it's good see everybody here. put this on here. i want to welcome everybody here today. it's a very global conference. we have it once a year, and i think it's important for us to have a discussion, that's what i want to do it's not commanders but leaders. might not have commander after the name. because of who you are, what you do, we have to set the tone for our civil began leaders as well. and make sliewr -- sure we're doing what is right. so because of many factors, i believe we have -- as you
. >>> this morning defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chief of staff chairman will be on capitol hill to talk about the pentagon budget and military policy. we'll is live coverage of the senate budget committee beginning at 10:30 eastern time on c-span 3 and c-span.org. >> army chief of staff said preventing sexual assault in the military is the top priority. his remarks came at the u.s. army sixth annual sexual harassment and assault prevention summit held at joint base...
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followed live at 10:00 as president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel pay tribute to americans who served american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >>> thursday president obama delivered his first in a series of speeches on the economy and the middle class. next some of what speaker john boehner said in response to the speech. see this and other events related to the president's speech any time on our website, c-span.org. >> mr. speaker, my colleagues i was interested today to hear that the president of going to give a speech about the economy. after all republicans have a growth plan for growth and jobs. we've been focused on that plan and certainly welcome the president's ideas. but the white house said it's not expected to say anything new in our no new proposal in the speech. the president himself said -- change any minds, all right. well, so exactly what will change? what is the point? what is it going to accomplish? probably got the answer, nothing. it's a hollow shell. it's an easter egg with no candy. if the president wants to help he ought to improve the keystone
followed live at 10:00 as president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel pay tribute to americans who served american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >>> thursday president obama delivered his first in a series of speeches on the economy and the middle class. next some of what speaker john boehner said in response to the speech. see this and other events related to the president's speech any time on our website, c-span.org. >> mr. speaker, my colleagues i was interested...
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unless you respect them, airmen, sailors, marines marines, i am hopeful that the secretary chuck hagel has taken us on until the proper thing is done in this appropriate framing is done. it's important to remember that some have only been at the academy since 1976. relative newcomers with a lifespan. they are still trying to get it right, i think. with respect to the first question about iwo jima, it will won't be done by me. i decided some time ago that i'm not going to do the specifics -- i'm going to leave world war ii. fifteen years is long enough. i have agreed with my publisher but i'm going to do a trilogy on the the american revolution. reading, trying to get smarter about a year. my intent is to take on the revolution, somewhat as i did with that. i am fascinated by the british and the germans, operational and strategic view and the characters that are just as fantastic, not only the ones that we know about like george washington and some that we probably don't know about. that is what i'm going to do and we will have to take on this. there have been books written on the word
unless you respect them, airmen, sailors, marines marines, i am hopeful that the secretary chuck hagel has taken us on until the proper thing is done in this appropriate framing is done. it's important to remember that some have only been at the academy since 1976. relative newcomers with a lifespan. they are still trying to get it right, i think. with respect to the first question about iwo jima, it will won't be done by me. i decided some time ago that i'm not going to do the specifics -- i'm...
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later, defense secretary chuck hagel and his japanese counterpart meeting with reporters today. we'll have that joint news conference live beginning at 1:55 eastern, that will also be on c-span. and president obama expected to announce his choice to become the next transportation secretary today. news reports indicating that the president will pick charlotte, north carolina, mayor anthony fox. that announcement expected at about 2:10 p.m. eastern. live coverage on our companion network, c-span3. and finally later today, a debate between candidates representing south carolina's 1st district in the u.s. house, republican mark sanford up against democrat elizabeth colbert bush. that's live at 7 p.m. eastern on c-span. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning, everyone. we are here on this beautiful morning the discuss the findings of the 2012 state of preschool yearbook. it is a very important publication in that this is an extensive survey funded to look into funding of preschools across the nation. conducted every year since 20
later, defense secretary chuck hagel and his japanese counterpart meeting with reporters today. we'll have that joint news conference live beginning at 1:55 eastern, that will also be on c-span. and president obama expected to announce his choice to become the next transportation secretary today. news reports indicating that the president will pick charlotte, north carolina, mayor anthony fox. that announcement expected at about 2:10 p.m. eastern. live coverage on our companion network,...
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this time on the occasion of chuck hagel's maiden visit as defense secretary to that sad country. yet the obama team and america's foreign policy cognizenti, can't seem to draw the obvious conclusions, stop letting these karzai guys play us as suckers and speed up our exit and stop wasting american lives and dollars. that is not very diplomatic but comes from the former head here and probably, as you probably know what a fair number of people think. is that the right prescription? in other words, he is going beyond something that you're talking about. >> it is pretty close except for some of the rhetoric because i don't think we're wasting lives and dollars there. i think we have had a mission. that mission was to remove of the taliban from control of afghanistan. and it was to try to provide the afghan security forces with the numbers and the capabilities, the skills, that they need to prevent the taliban from taking control again. that mission has, for the most part successful militarily. the part which will help to sustain it which is to have a government in afghanistan which i
this time on the occasion of chuck hagel's maiden visit as defense secretary to that sad country. yet the obama team and america's foreign policy cognizenti, can't seem to draw the obvious conclusions, stop letting these karzai guys play us as suckers and speed up our exit and stop wasting american lives and dollars. that is not very diplomatic but comes from the former head here and probably, as you probably know what a fair number of people think. is that the right prescription? in other...
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we could see work on chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary. also looking down the road, two competing bills one from the democrats, one from republicans into replacing the upcoming sequester with an alternative plan. of course, the sequestered is set to hit this coming friday. the houses also in today. houshouse members will gavel int 2 p.m. eastern for legislative business. roll call votes after 6:30 p.m. eastern. today one bill on the agenda, and that is on a bill to redesignate the research center as the neil armstrong flight research center and the western aeronautical test range at the aeronautical test range. later on this week the house is expected to consider the senate passed violence against women do. you can see the house on our companion network c-span, and the senate right here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. we are running a little bit late. good morning, everybody. we have a lot to do. we have a great speaker and the want t
we could see work on chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary. also looking down the road, two competing bills one from the democrats, one from republicans into replacing the upcoming sequester with an alternative plan. of course, the sequestered is set to hit this coming friday. the houses also in today. houshouse members will gavel int 2 p.m. eastern for legislative business. roll call votes after 6:30 p.m. eastern. today one bill on the agenda, and that is on a bill to redesignate the...